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Johann Sebastian Bach - Màss in h-moll, BWV 232

Otto Klemperer (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Hermann Prey (baritone) , New Philharmonia Orchestra
Soprano - Agnes Giebel, bass [No. 10] - Franz Crass. BBC Chorus (Chorus Master - Peter Gellhorn). Recorded: October 18-20, 1967, London.
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John Ireland - Three Songs to Poems by Thomas Hardy (1925)

Janet Baker (contralto), Martin Isepp (piano)
¹ 2 - `Her Song`.
        (3)
Edward Elgar - Oratorio `The Dream of Gerontius`, op. 38

John Barbirolli (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester)
Richard Lewis - Gerontius, The Soul of Gerontius; Janet Baker - The Angel; Kim Borg - The Priest, The Angel of the Agony. Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & Hallé Choir (Eric Chadwick - choir master). Ambrosian Singers (John McCarthy - choir master). Recorded: December 27-30, 1964, Manchester.
        (2)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Ariodante` (1735), HWV 33

Raymond Leppard (conductor), Edith Mathis (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), James Bowman (countertenor) , English Chamber Orchestra
In Italian. Ariodante - Janet Baker, Ginevre - Edith Mathis, Dalinda - Norma Burrowes, Polinesso - James Bowman, Lurcanio - David Rendall, Il Re di Scozia - Samuel Ramey, Odoardo - Alexander Oliver. London Voices. Recorded: December 1978, London.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera `La Clemenza di Tito` (1791), KV621

Colin Davis (conductor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Janet Baker (contralto) , Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent-Garden Choir
Stuart Burrows - Tito; Janet Baker - Vitellia; Lucia Popp - Servilia; Yvonne Minton - Sesto; Frederica von Stade - Annio; Robert Lloyd - Publio. Recorded: July 1976, London.
        (4)
Hector Berlioz - `La Damnation de Faust` - Dramatic Legend for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (1846), op. 24

Georges Pretre (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone) , Orchestre de Paris
FAUST - Nicolai Gedda, MÈPHISTOPHELÈS - Gabriel Bacquier, MARGUERTE - Janet Baker, BRANDER - Pierre Thau, UNA VOIX - Maria Peronne. Choeurs de L`Opera de Paris. Recorded: October 1969, Paris.
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Gustav Mahler - Symphony ¹ 2 `Auferstehung` in c-moll for Soprano, Contralto, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra

Simon Rattle (conductor), Arleen Auger (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto) , City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. Wartford Town Hall, April-May 1986.
        (6)
Gustav Mahler - 5 Rückert Songs

Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor) , New Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded: July 17-18, 1969, Watford, UK.
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Benjamin Britten - Opera `The Rape of Lucretia` (1946), op. 37

Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor) , English Chamber Orchestra
Lucretia - Janet Baker, Male Chorus - Peter Pears, Female Chorus - Heather Harper, Tarquinius - Benjamin Luxon, Collantius - John Shirley-Quirk, Junius - Bryan Drake, Lucia - Jenny Hill, Bianca - Elizabeth Bainbridge. July 1970.
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Edward Elgar - `Sea Pictures` - Song Cycle for Contralto & Orchestra (or Piano), op. 37

John Barbirolli (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , London Symphony Orchestra
Recorded: August 30, 1965.
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Gustav Mahler - Song Cycle `Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen`

Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor) , The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester)
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 1 [The Birth], BWV 248 (1)

Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) , Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Elly AMELING - soprano; Janet BAKER - alto; Robert TEAR - tenor; Dietrich FISCHER-DIESKAU - bass / King`s College Choir, Cambridge / Academy of st.Martin in the Fields / con. Philip LEDGER / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge
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Richard Wagner - 5 songs on poems by Mathilde Vezendonk (1857-58), WWV 91

Janet Baker (contralto), Adrian Boult (conductor) , London Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded: June 1975, London.
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Henry Purcell - Opera `Dido and Aeneas`, Z 626

Steuart Bedford (conductor), Felicity Lott (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor)
Dame Janet Baker (Dido); Norma Burrowes (Belinda); Felicity Lott (2 Woman); Peter Pears (Aeneas); Anna Reynolds (Sorceress); Felicity Palmer (1 Witch); Alfreda Hodgson (2 Witch); Robert Tear (1 Sailor). London Opera Chorus, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. December 1975, London.
        (2)
Henry Purcell - Opera `Dido and Aeneas` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Anthony Lewis (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`But death, alas!... When I am laid in earth... With drooping wings`. October 1961, London.
        (13)
Gustav Mahler - Symphony-cantata `Das Lied von der Erde` a for tenor, alto/baritone and orchestra (1910)

Janet Baker (contralto), Rafael Kubelik (conductor), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor) , Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Munich, February 27, 1970.
        (7)
Felix Mendelssohn - Twelve Songs (1829-30), op. 9

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 1 Frage (Voss), ¹ 6 Scheidend (Voss), ¹ 8 Frühlingsglaube (Uhland). Recorded XII.1980, London. EMI.
        (3)
Hector Berlioz - Cantata `Herminie` for soprano and orchestra (1828), H 29

Janet Baker (contralto), Colin Davis (conductor) , London Symphony Orchestra
1979, London.
        (5)
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Opera `Orfeo ed Euridice` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
1) `Che faro senza Euridice?` 2) `Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol`. April 1975, London.
        (5)
Johannes Brahms - `Liebeslieder` - 18 Waltzes for 4 soloists and piano 4 hands (1869), Op. 52

Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Claudio Arrau (piano), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Heather Harper - soprano, Thomas Hensley - baritone. Recorded: 1968, 14 June, Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival.
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Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D-dur for Soli, Choir, Orchestra and basso continuo, RV589

David Willcocks (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano), Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / Choir of King`s College, Cambridge / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / con. David Willcocks / 1966
        (7)
Giulio Caccini - Le nuove musiche (1601): Madrigale `Amarilli, mia bella`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (6)
Gustav Mahler - `Kindertotenlieder`, a song cycle (1901-04)

Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor) , The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester)
        (5)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera `Cosi fan tutte` (1789), KV588

Colin Davis (conductor), Montserrat Caballe (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor) , Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent-Garden Choir
Fiordiligi - Montserrat Caballe, Dorabella - Janet Baker, Guglielmo - Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Ferrando - Nicolai Gedda, Despina - Ileana Cotrubas, Don Alfonso - Richard van Allan. May 1974, London.
        (3)
Felix Mendelssohn - Twelve Songs (1824-28), op. 8

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 8 Hexenlied (Hölty), ¹ 11 Im Grünen (Voss). Recorded: XII.1980. London.
        (2)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Arias

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Cantata BWV 34: ¹ 3. Aria `Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen`. Recorded: October 1975, London.
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Aria `Bist du bei mir`, BWV 508

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Recorded: October 1975, London.
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George Frideric Handel - Opera `Xerxes` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Frondi tenere e belle`. Recorded: December 1972, London.
        (4)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 2 [The Annunciation to the Shepherds], BWV 248 (2)

Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) , Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Elly AMELING - soprano; Janet BAKER - alto; Robert TEAR - tenor; Dietrich FISCHER-DIESKAU - bass / King`s College Choir, Cambridge / Academy of st.Martin in the Fields / con. Philip LEDGER / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge
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Giuseppe Verdi - Requiem (1874)

Georg Solti (conductor), Leontyne Price (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Jose van Dam (bass baryton) , Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Veriano Lucchetti - tenor. Recording 1977
        (3)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust`, BWV 170

Neville Marriner (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Philip Ledger - organ obbligato. Recorded in London, England, January 29, 1966.
        (2)
George Frideric Handel - Cantata `Ah! crudel, nel pianto mio`, HWV 78

Raymond Leppard (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , English Chamber Orchestra
Recorded: November & December 1967, London. Arr.: Leppard.
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Benjamin Britten - Opera `Owen Wingrave` (1971), op. 85

Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor) , English Chamber Orchestra
Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon, Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk, Lechmere - Nigel Douglas, Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher, Mrs. Coyle - Heather Harper, Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan, Kate - Janet Baker, General Sir Philip Wingrave - Peter Pears. Narrator - Peter Pears. December 1970.
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George Frideric Handel - Opera `Admeto, Re di Tessaglia` (1727), HWV 22

Anthony Lewis (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto)
The Baroque Opera Orchestra. Admetus - Maureen Lehane, Antigona - Sheila Armstrong, Alcestis - Janet Baker, Hercules - John Kitchiner, Thrasymedes - Margaret Lensky, Orindo - Jean Temperley, Meraspes - Norman Welsby, Oracle of Apollo - Norman Welsby. Recorded: May 1968, UK.
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Hector Berlioz - Song Cycle `Les Nuits d`été` (1841), op. 7 (H 81)

Janet Baker (contralto), Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) , Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Recorded: March 9, 1972, Frederiksberg (live).
        (4)
Ottorino Respighi - `Aretusa`, poem for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1911), P. 95

Richard Hickox (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto)
Janet Baker, Richard Hickox, London Sinfonia
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Giuseppe Giordani - Song `Caro mio ben` (1785)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
James Tyler - lute. January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (5)
Alessandro Scarlatti - Aria `Sento nel core`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (9)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat in D-dur (1732/1735), BWV 243

Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor) , New Philharmonia Orchestra
Anne Pashley - soprano II, Thomas Hemsley, Don Garrard - basses. New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus. Recorded at All Saint`s Church, Tooting, London (England), May 1968.
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem`, BWV 159

Neville Marriner (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
St. Anthony Singers. Philip Ledger - harpsichord continuo. 1966., London.
        (1)
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Opera `Paride ed Elena` (overture, arias, fragments)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Ària `O del mio dolce ardor`. Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
        (7)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Orlando` (1733), HWV 31

Arnold Goldsborough (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto) , English Chamber Orchestra
Janet Baker, April Cantelo, Pamela Bowden, Dame Heather Harper, Stanislav Pieczora. 1963.
        (3)
Felix Mendelssohn - 6 songs (1834-36), op. 34

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 2 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Heine), ¹ 6 Reiselied (Heine). Recorded: XII.1980. London.
        (4)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott`, BWV 80

Wolfgang Goennenwein (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto) , Consortium Musicum
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor. Tenor - Theo Altmeyer, bass - Hans Sotin. July 1967.
        (1)
Hector Berlioz - Opera `Béatrice et Bénédict` (1862), H138

Colin Davis (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor) , London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
Béatrice - Janet Baker, Bénédict - Robert Tear, Don Pedro - Robert Lloyd, Leonato - Richard Van Allan, Héro - Christiane Eda-Pierre, Ursule - Helen Watts, Claudio - Thomas Allen, Somarone - Jules Bastin. Recorded in 1977.
        (3)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Ariodante` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Dopo notte`. Recorded: December 1972, London.
        (5)
Pietro Francesco Cavalli - Opera `La Calisto` (1651)

Raymond Leppard (conductor), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto) , London Philharmonic Orchestra
1971.
        (4)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 3 [The Adoration of the Shepherds], BWV 248 (3)

Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) , Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Elly AMELING - soprano; Janet BAKER - alto; Robert TEAR - tenor; Dietrich FISCHER-DIESKAU - bass / King`s College Choir, Cambridge / Academy of st.Martin in the Fields / con. Philip LEDGER / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge
        (3)
Franz Schubert - Song `Misero pargoletto`, D 42

Janet Baker (contralto), Graham Johnson (piano)
        (4)
Francesco Durante - Canzona `Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (5)
Alessandro Stradella - Aria `Ragion sempre addita`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (5)
Franz Schubert - Parts of compositions

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Lazarus`, D. 689 - Aria `So schlummert auf Rosen`. December 1976, London.
        (2)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Rodelinda` (arias), HWV 19

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Pompe vane di morte!` December 1972, London.
        (3)
Franz Schubert - Song `Thekla` (Eine Geisterstimme) (Schiller), D 73

Janet Baker (contralto), Graham Johnson (piano)
Recorded: February 18-19, 1987, UK.
        (6)
Antonio Caldara - Aria `Come raggio di sol`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
James Tyler - lute. January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (6)
Pietro Antonio Cesti - Opera `Orontea` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
`Intorno all`idol mio` (`Gentle winds are blowing over my beloved`). James Tyler - lute. Recording - January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (4)
Alessandro Scarlatti - Aria `Spesso vibra per suo gioco`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (3)
Antonio Caldara - Opera `La costanza in amor vince l`inganno` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
`Sebben, Crudele, Mi fai languir`. Recorded: January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (3)
Giuseppe Verdi - Four Religious Pieces

Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Gerard Souzay (baryton) , Philharmonia Orchestra
Ave Maria; Stabat Mater; Laudi Alla Vergine Maria; Te Deum. Philharmonia Chorus. Chorus-Master - Wilhelm Pitz. 1962.
        (1)
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Tragédie en musique `Hippolyte et Aricle` (1733, rev. 1742), RCT 43

Anthony Lewis (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) , English Chamber Orchestra
Aricie - Angela Hickey, Hippolyte - Robert Tear, La Grande Pretresse de Diana - Sylvia Rhys-Thomas, Phedre - Janet Baker, Oenone - Patricia Blans, Diane - Rae Woodland, Areas - Edgar Fleet, Thesee - John Shirley-Quirk, Tisiphone - Gerald English, Pluton - Roger Stalman, Trio des Parques - John Whitworth , Keith Erwen, John Noble, Mercure - Nigel Rogers, Pretresse/Chasseresse - Jill Gomez, Neptune - Christopher Keyte. Thurston Dart - harpsichord. The St Anthony Singers. July 1965, London.
        (1)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 5 [The Journey of the Magi], BWV 248 (5)

Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) , Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Elly AMELING - soprano; Janet BAKER - alto; Robert TEAR - tenor; Dietrich FISCHER-DIESKAU - bass / King`s College Choir, Cambridge / Academy of st.Martin in the Fields / con. Philip LEDGER / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge
        (1)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Rodelinda` (1725), HWV 19

Charles Frederick Farncombe (conductor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto)
Rodelinda - Joan Sutherland, Eduige - Janet Baker, Bertarido - Margreta Elkins, Unolfo - Patricia Kern, Grimoaldo - Alfred Hallet, Garibaldo - Raimund Herincx. Orchestra - Philomusica of London. Chorus - Chandos Choir. 24.06.1959.
        (1)
Jean Paul Egide Martini - Romance `Plaisir d’Amour` (1784)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (5)
George Frideric Handel - Opera `Atalanta` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Care selve`. December 1972, London.
        (3)
Alessandro Scarlatti - Opera `L`honestà negli amori` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
The cantata `Gia and the only dal Ganges`. Recording - January 1978, London. mod. - Simon Preston.
        (2)
Giovanni Battista Bononcini - Aria `Deh più a me non v`ascondete`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (5)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Ich habe genug` (1727), BWV 82

Yehudi Menuhin (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Bath Festival Orchestra
Michael Dobson - îboe. July 1966, London.
        (2)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben`, BWV 102

Benjamin Britten (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) , English Chamber Orchestra
Aldeburgh Festival Singers. Recorded: June 26, 1965, Aldeburgh Festival.
        (6)
Maurice Delage - Quatre poèmes hindous (1912)

Janet Baker (contralto), Bernard Keeffe (ñonductor)
Melos Ensemble. 1966, London.
        (1)
Domenico Natale Sarro - Aria `Sen Corre L`agnelletta`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Celia Nicklin - oboe. January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (6)
Antonio Lotti - Arietta `Pur dicesti, o bocca bella`

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Recorded: January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (3)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Geist und Seele wird verwirret`, BWV 35

Benjamin Britten (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , English Chamber Orchestra
Recorded: June 12, 1969, Suffolk, UK.
        (2)
Arnold Schoenberg - `Gurre Lieder` for soloist, chorus and orchestra (1900, orchestrated 1911)

Janos Ferencsik (conductor), Martina Arroyo (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Julius Patzak (tenor) , Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Young. Chorus Of Danish Radio - Svend S. Schultz. Recording Venue: 18th March 1968, live in Radio House Concert Hall, Copenhagen.
        (1)
Benedetto Marcello - Arias

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Il mio bel foco (Quella Fiamma che m`accende), for cantata for soprano, 2 violins, 2 oboes & continuo, SF. 142 (spurious). Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
        (1)
Giovanni Paisiello - Opera `L`amor contrastato, o sia La molinarella` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
`Nel cor più non mi sento` (from `Arie Antiche` by Parisotti (vol. I, ¹ 28)). Recorded: January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
        (1)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben`, BWV 147

David Willcocks (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Ian Partridge (tenor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King`s College, Cambridge
Bass - John Shirley-Quirk. Recorded: July 1970, Cambridge.
        (2)
Hector Berlioz - Sacred Trilogy `The Childhood of Christ` (1853-54), op. 25

Colin Davis (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Philip Langridge (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone) , London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
Marie - Janet Baker, Joseph - Thomas Allen, Récitant - Eric Tappy, Hérode - Jules Bastin, Père de famille - Joseph Rouleau, Centurion - Philip Langridge, Polydorus - Raimund Henricx. Chorus master - John Alldis. Recorded: October 1976, London.
        (5)
Franz Schubert - Song `Der Jüngling am Bache` I, D 30

Janet Baker (contralto), Graham Johnson (piano)
Recorded: February 18-19, 1987, UK.
        (5)
Henry Purcell - Sleep, Adam, sleep and take thy rest (1688), Z 195

Janet Baker (contralto), Martin Isepp (piano)
Martin Isepp - harpsichord, Ambrose Gauntlett - violà da gamba. Recorded: February 9-11, 1967, London.
        (6)
Benjamin Britten - Folk Songs (volume I): British Isles - ¹ 1 `The Salley Gardens` (1941)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
        (3)
Felix Mendelssohn - Three Songs, op. 84

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 2 Herbstlied (Klingemann). XII.1980. London. EMI.
        (2)
George Frideric Handel - Oratorio `Hercules` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
Act 3 - `Where Shall I Fly`. Recorded: December 6-9, 1972, London.
        (1)
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Opera `Alceste` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Divinites Du Styx`. April 1975, London.
        (7)
Franz Schubert - Singspiel `Claudine von Villa Bella` (arias, fragments), D 239

Janet Baker (contralto), Gerald Moore (piano)
Two ariettas: `Hin und wieder fliegen die Pfeile` (¹ 3) & `Liebe schwärmt auf allen Wegen` (¹ 6). Recorded: August 1970, London.
        (4)
George Frideric Handel - Oratorio `Joshua` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , English Chamber Orchestra
`Oh! had I Jubal`s lyre`. Recorded: December 1972, London.
        (2)
Benjamin Britten - Folk Songs (volume I): British Isles - ¹ 4 `O can ye sew cushions?` (1941)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
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Benjamin Britten - Folk Songs (volume III): British Isles - ¹ 6 `O Waly, Waly` (1945/46)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
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Felix Mendelssohn - Six Songs (1839), op. 47

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 2 Morgengruss (Heine), ¹ 5 Der Blumenstrauss (Klingemann). Recorded: XII.1980. London.
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Felix Mendelssohn - Lied `Der Blumenkranz`, MWV K 44

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: XII.1980. London.
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Hector Berlioz - `Ireland` (nine Irish songs, 1829), H 38 (op. 2b)

Janet Baker (contralto), Richard Hickox (conductor) , City of London Sinfonia
¹ 4 - `La Belle voyageuse `. Recorded: January 1990, London.
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Richard Strauss - Opera `Ariadne auf Naxos` (1911-1912; 1915-1916), op. 60

Norman Del Mar (conductor), Helga Dernesch (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Kenneth Woollam (tenor) , Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Scottish Opera - Glasgow - 24 November 1977 - Helga Dernesch, Janet Baker, Nan Christie, Kenneth Woollam, Malcolm Donnelly, George Sandison, John Winfield, David Fieldsend, Norman White, John Robertson, Marie Slorach, Claire Firestone, Patricia Craig, James Petersen
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Hector Berlioz - Cléopâtre, scène lyrique for soprano and orchestra (1829), H 36

Colin Davis (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , London Symphony Orchestra
March 1979, London.
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Benjamin Britten - Folk Songs (volume III): British Isles - ¹ 7 `Come You Not From Newcastle?`

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
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Hector Berlioz - Opera dilogy `Les Troyens` (1856-58), H133

Colin Davis (conductor), Jon Vickers (tenor), Janet Baker (contralto), Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano) , Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Live - 1972 - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London - In English - Jon Vickers (Enee), Janet Baker (Didon), Josephine Veasey (Cassandre), Richard van Allan (Panthee), Stafford Dean (Narbal), Francis Egerton (Iopas), Derek Blackwell (Hylas) - Chorus of the Royal Opera
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Peter Warlock - Song `Sleep` (1922)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: June 10, 1968, Snape, Suffolk, UK.
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Felix Mendelssohn - `Infelice` - Concert Aria for Soprano and Orchestra (1834/1842), op. 94

Janet Baker (contralto), Richard Hickox (conductor) , City of London Sinfonia
Recorded: September 1998, London.
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Johannes Brahms - Rhapsody (the text by Goethe) for Contralto, Male Chorus and Orchestra (1869), Op. 53

Janos Ferencsik (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Recorded: April 25, 1979, Copenhagen.
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Ralf Vaughan-Williams - `Hodie` - Christmas cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra (1954)

David Willcocks (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) , London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Lewis - tenor. Bach Choir` Choristers of Westminster Abbey master of the choristers Douglas Guest. Sir Philip Ledger - organ. 1965.
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Felix Mendelssohn - Six Songs (1841/45), op. 99

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
¹ 2 Die Sterne schau`n in stiller Nacht (Schlippenbach), ¹ 6 Es weiss und rät es doch Keiner (Eichendorff). XII.1980. London. EMI.
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Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Song `Linden Lea` (1901)

Janet Baker (contralto), Gerald Moore (piano)
1966.
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Charles Gounod - Serenade (Victor Hugo, 1855-57)

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (piano)
Live - 14 June 1971 - Aldeburgh Festival, UK
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Franz Schubert - Song `Der Flüchtling`, D 402

Janet Baker (contralto), Graham Johnson (piano)
Recorded: February 18-19, 1987, UK.
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Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Song Cycle `The House of Life` (1904)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
2. Silent Noon. Recorded: July 4, 1983, Cheltenham, UK.
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Niccolo Piccinni - Opera `Le faux Lord` (arias)

Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor) , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
`O notte, o dea del mistero`. January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.
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Peter Warlock - Song `The Jolly Shepherd` (1927)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: June 10, 1968, Snape, Suffolk, UK.
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Peter Warlock - (Scottish) Balulalow (`I come from hevin to tell`, 1919 ?)

Janet Baker (contralto)
Martin Isepp - piano.
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Peter Warlock - Song `Pretty ring-time` (1925)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: June 10, 1968, Snape, Suffolk, UK.
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Peter Warlock - Song `Rest sweet nymphs` (1922)

Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Recorded: June 10, 1968, Snape, Suffolk, UK.
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Johannes Brahms - 4 Gesänge (1860–66), Op. 43

Janet Baker (contralto), Martin Isepp (piano)
1966 - Excerpts: No.1 `Von ewiger liebe` and No.2 `Die Mainacht`
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Gustav Mahler - Song Cycle `Des Knaben Wunderhorn` (1887-90)

Geraint Evans (bass-baritone), Janet Baker (contralto), Wyn Morris (conductor) , London Philharmonic Orchestra
1966 - 12 Songs featured
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rechitative & Rondo `Chio mi scordi di te - Non temer, amato bene` for soprano, piano and orchestra (1786), KV505

Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor) , Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard — piano. Recorded: July 1984, Edinburgh.
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Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Five Mystical Songs - for baritone, chorus and orchestra (1911)

Janet Baker (contralto)
4. The Call. Martin Isepp - piano.
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William Walton - Opera «Troilus and Cressida» (1954)

Laurence Foster (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
November 12, 17, 27 and 30, 1976 (combined recording from 4 performances). Covent Garden Theatre Choir and Orchestra. Conductor – Lawrence Foster Cressida, daughter of Calchas – Janet Baker, Troilus, Trojan Prince, son of Priam–Richard Cassilly, Pandarus, brother of Calchas – Gerald English, Calchas, priest of Athena – Richard Van Allan, Diomedes, Prince of Calydonia and Argos – Benjamin Luxon, Evadne, servant of Cressida– Elizabeth Bainbridge, Chorast, friend of Pandarus– Robert Lloyd, Anteno
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata `Gott soll allein mein Herze haben`, BWV 169

Yehudi Menuhin (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto) , Bath Festival Orchestra
Ambrosian Singers. Recorded: July 1966, London.
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Franz Schubert - 7 Lieder `Das Fräulein vom See`: ¹ 2 - Ellens Song II (`Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!`), îð. 52, ¹ 2, D 838

Janet Baker (contralto), Gerald Moore (piano)
Recorded: August 1970, London.
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